Info sessions on DPS school choice applications

Updated Stand for Children is now also hosting information workshops to help Denver parents navigate school choice applications. In addition to walking through the application with parents, Stand organizers will help parents and families find information about each school, “including how to identify a school’s academic performance, what makes up a strong principal, and how to evaluate a school’s culture.”

Thursday, January 12, 3:30 p.m. at Montbello Boys and Girls Club
Wednesday, January 18, 8:30 a.m. at Ellis Elementary
Thursday, January 19, 9:30 a.m. at Kepner Middle School

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Denver Public Schools and Get Smart Schools are hosting two information sessions starting this weekend to help Denver parents navigate the school choice application due Jan. 31. Some parents have been expressing frustration in learning the new process.

The main point of the sessions, titled, “How do kids get assigned to DPS schools,” is to explain the form, the procedure and the matching process in detail.

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